A 14-year-old girl identified as Aaliyah Salazaar was shot in the head while recording TikTok videos with her friends in Monte Vista, Colorado, the United States. According to KUSA television station, the authorities have arrested and charged three people in connection with the sad event that happened on Thursday evening. The report said a 21-year-old […]
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Ondo, Ekiti and Osun states have benefited from the 1,971 water supply facilities constructed across 19 states of the federation. Other beneficiary states are Oyo, Ogun, Delta, Imo, Cross River, Kwara, Kano, Katsina, Jigawa, Plateau, Zamfara, Sokoto, Bauchi, Kaduna, Gombe, and Nasarawa. The Director, Water Supply, Federal Ministry of Water Resources, Mr Danjuma Madaki who […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Ondo State Government has begun the arrest of perpetrators of ticket racketeering for commercial tricycles known as Keke Napep or Keke Marwa in Akure. Investigation showed that some of the perpetrators have been arrested while the government is on the trail of others. It was learnt that some of them have gone […]
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Ticket sellers to tricycle commercial transporters popularly known as Keke Napep or Keke Marwa operating in Akure, the Ondo State capital are now enmeshed in ticket racketeering. Some of the transporters who spoke during an investigation revealed that ticket sellers at various collection units in the state capital, collect more than the official amount authorized […]
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Seven persons have died in the last four days in the flood caused by heavy rainfall in Niger State. Seven local government areas are experiencing the negative impact of the rainfall, which has lasted for four days unstopped. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), Mallam Ahmed Ibrahim Inga disclosed these […]
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Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, has given an insight into the type of leaders, particularly the person that should be elected by Nigerians as the next president. He said it was important for Nigerians to move away from voting based on ethnic, religious, or political sentiments and vote for someone who is […]
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Arrest suspect, intercept 20,600 litres of PMS Reps differ over N11tn deficit in proposed 2023 budget The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service, Col. Hameed Ali (retd.), has stated that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (formerly Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation) cannot justify the volume of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) being consumed in the country daily […]
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The strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union of Universities, which has paralysed almost all public universities in the country, has entered its 200th day. Students and parents, who lamented the effects of the industrial action in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Thursday, condemned the failure of the Federal Government and the union […]
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Commuters and motorists were stranded in a heavy gridlock on Ikorodu-Lagos Road, inward Mile 12, Friday morning. The heavy traffic was particularly noted around Itowolo to Ajegunle areas, with both sides of the road blocked. It was observed that yellow buses, popularly known as Danfo, faced on-coming vehicles, thereby complicating the traffic congestion. Commuters were […]
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Final list of presidential, senatorial candidates for publication Sept. 20 Political parties will be free to begin open campaigns beginning from September 28, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said yesterday. The electoral umpire plans to release on September 20 the final list of candidates for next year’s presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives elections. […]
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